Pick a letterCrocky said. "do you think that before Newmont started taking offers that they required the Feb. 10 documentation or the Mar.24th documentation of the prefeas. ? If they wanted to prove what the true 3rd party assessment of Star and Orion South was I'm not sure if they needed the polished ( submitted to SEDAR ) or rough copy. Which copy determines when they could effectively start to entertain serious offers. That's an extra 6 weeks."
My take would be in 2009 they knew they were exiting. Once they received the Feb 10th report would suffice to put any feelers out. Presumably there are only three, maybe four companies that would be able to seriously put forth an offer for this project, of which all of them have been involved one way or another over the years. This is a big capital infusion for the new buyer and given Newmonts seeming lack of interest, means we have our feet held to the fire.
Maybe it is time for Shore to post the for sale sign for themselves?